I write, travel, read, and sometimes take amateur photographs that I overly edit. Sometimes photos on this blog are not my own. I try to post the source when possible. Contact: tatum (at) canvashouse (dot) orgTumblr (3.0; @jasontatum)http://www.jasontatum.org/This is what I've moved back to. : Geese run amok in Peachtree Cityhttp://www.jasontatum.org/post/24096785168http://www.jasontatum.org/post/24096785168Wed, 30 May 2012 20:31:20 -0400newsridiculousOn this note, I&#8217;m going to go to the mountains to be alone for a couple of weeks, starting...http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23995139246http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23995139246Tue, 29 May 2012 09:24:48 -0400faithessayprosesolitude<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4r4hsCR8F1qzd4aco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>To me there is something really beautiful about photos of people laughing. </p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23952041955http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23952041955Mon, 28 May 2012 17:17:52 -0400peoplelaughterphotographs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ouhrGJKk1qzd4aco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Summer in the South. Alabama. May 2012. </p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23865792921http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23865792921Sun, 27 May 2012 11:46:38 -0400summerphotographs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4nwp76GqD1qzd4aco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Good cake, good kid. Happy 3rd Birthday, Benjamin! </p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23840434389http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23840434389Sat, 26 May 2012 23:36:42 -0400photographskidsfriends“There is a great deal of unmapped country within us.” - George Eliothttp://www.jasontatum.org/post/23752395907http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23752395907Fri, 25 May 2012 17:13:58 -0400quotesquotationslit<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4l442b97J1qzd4aco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>making a splash. </p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23735652480http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23735652480Fri, 25 May 2012 11:24:02 -0400coffeephotos<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4l41xxo7P1qzd4aco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>How to Open a Book: An Illustrated Guide</p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23735605660http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23735605660Fri, 25 May 2012 11:22:45 -0400booksliteraturevintageinfographic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4j5x241pH1qzd4aco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Chicago, what a town. I’m glad that one of my favorite people is getting to see it right now. </p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23671148980http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23671148980Thu, 24 May 2012 10:07:50 -0400chicagoblack and whitephotoscities<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4j5qhtuFO1qzd4aco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Phases of the coffee. </p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23671031336http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23671031336Thu, 24 May 2012 10:03:53 -0400coffeephotos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4j5p4DL5k1qzd4aco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><div class="post_content" id="post_content_23219848204"> <div class="caption"> <p>Community bookshelf, Venice California</p> </div> </div>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23671009429http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23671009429Thu, 24 May 2012 10:03:04 -0400booksbookshelveslitphotos<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46rq46ps21rs8cz3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><br/>Paul Gauguin, <em>Young woman lying in a grass</em>, 1884</p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23670903676http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23670903676Thu, 24 May 2012 09:59:53 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4hpbhjhpO1qzd4aco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love a good hipster bible baby name. </p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23620116315http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23620116315Wed, 23 May 2012 15:11:41 -0400infographic<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4fl17BHrN1qzd4aco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Back in the home of Coca-Cola. Maybe I’ll see you around. </p> <p><a href="http://seafaringgypsy.tumblr.com/post/20497705773" target="_blank">Source</a></p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23546946622http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23546946622Tue, 22 May 2012 11:43:55 -0400photoscoca colavintageThe Empire of the Bun: The foodie revolution of burgers in L.A. http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23427651523http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23427651523Sun, 20 May 2012 14:32:15 -0400foodjournalismlong reads<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42jg6ES7W1qzd4aco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The Custard Factory. Birmingham UK. May 2012.</p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23104229886http://www.jasontatum.org/post/23104229886Tue, 15 May 2012 10:40:54 -0400englandart<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3k6f3MVGO1qzd4aco1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Good thing we have Bing to solve all of our translation issues. </p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/22453516289http://www.jasontatum.org/post/22453516289Sat, 05 May 2012 12:42:39 -0400cinco de mayofacebookfunnyNormally Challenged: An open letter from a father: Please stop telling my daughter she's beautiful.:...http://www.jasontatum.org/post/22405593706http://www.jasontatum.org/post/22405593706Fri, 04 May 2012 18:30:25 -0400<a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-things-commencement-speaker-wont-040100167.html">10 Things Your Commencement Speaker Won't Tell You</a>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/22395962359http://www.jasontatum.org/post/22395962359Fri, 04 May 2012 15:53:00 -0400graduationspeechesjournalism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3cgu62YUr1qzd4aco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Thesaurus of Flavours </p> <p>My copy is in English, por supesto.  But this beautiful book needs a big picture, so I went with the Spanish version.  </p> <p>Whenever I’ve walked into a book shop over the past year and perused the culinary section, I’ve eyed this beautiful book.  I’ve always thought that it would be a great addition to a library and a kitchen, and here we are.  I never told anyone that I wanted it, but then I unwrapped the present that Lauren Birkett had for me on the train into town and was just beside myself.  What a great gift. </p>http://www.jasontatum.org/post/22189726265http://www.jasontatum.org/post/22189726265Tue, 01 May 2012 08:46:54 -0400cookingfoodbooksbook coversnow reading